NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook areas
along India's northeastern border with Bangladesh early on
Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, the
Indian Meteorological Department said. Officials said the 5.0 magnitude quake was recorded at 2:16
a.m.

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Separatist rebels exploded two
bombs in northeast India on Monday, including one in a crowded
market that killed one person and wounded 11, the latest in a
spate of attacks in the restive region, police said.

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Two people were killed and
nearly 30 wounded in India's Assam state when suspected rebels
threw grenades in a market and blew up gas pipelines, the
latest in a series of attacks ahead of peace talks, officials
said on Sunday.

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Suspected separatist guerrillas
in India's northeastern state of Assam triggered four
explosions, blowing up oil and gas pipelines, hours after a
market-place bomb killed five people, police said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A bus carrying a marriage party
plunged into a river in India's northeastern state of Assam on
Thursday, killing at least 47 people, police said.

Word of the Day

pawl

A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.